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• rock-and-roll
  rock-and-roll

  noun

  a variant of rock-'n'-roll.
• rock and roll
  rock and roll

rock-and-roll

American  

[rok-uhn-rohl] / ˈrɒk ənˈroʊl /

noun

1. a variant of rock-'n'-roll.

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rock and roll British  

noun

1. 1. a type of pop music originating in the 1950s as a blend of rhythm and blues and country and western. It is generally based upon the twelve-bar blues, the first and third beats in each bar being heavily accented

   2. ( as modifier )

      the rock-and-roll era

2. dancing performed to such music, with exaggerated body movements stressing the beat

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verb

1. (intr) to perform this dance

Other Word Forms

• rock and roller
  noun

Example Sentences

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Skating to “Maybe I Maybe You” by the Scorpions, Torgashev flashed the rock-and-roll symbol to the crowd as he saluted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026

The finest rock-and-roll biographies are defined by their capacity for losing the reader inside the music.

From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2025

At the time, the magazine agreed to credit photographer Goldsmith, known for portraits of rock-and-roll stars including Mick Jagger, and paid her $400 to license her 1981 black-and-white portrait as an artist reference.

From BBC ● May 18, 2023

“I somehow knew we’d make a rock-and-roll king-and-queen combo,” he wrote of his marriage to Linda, “even if the roles were a little confused.”

From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2023

She put on sweatpants and a sweat shirt and went downstairs to the kitchen and flipped on the radio and tuned it to a rock-and-roll station and popped a Diet Coke.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

"There was a bit of rock and roll exchange, like, 'Oh, this could be some heavyweight fun.' And I think that's why I was cast, and that's why, for whatever extent, it worked."

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

I was in a series of early failed rock and roll relationships, so my imagination was: Who killed that bird?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Thayil’s memoir will absolutely encourage readers to listen again, or listen deeper, or even listen for the first time, and that’s really the highest praise you can give a rock and roll memoir.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026

“A lot of them say, ‘Well, you killed your rock and roll career because you always helped Donny and Marie so much,’” Alan told KSL.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026

“It’s not rock and roll, but it’s good music,” she said, and let out a raspy chuckle that made it sound like she was laughing at her own little inside joke.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

Related Words

• popular music